Fabaceae

False tamarind

Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Lysiloma

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 野生羅望子
English: False tamarind

Synonyms

Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb.
Acacia formosa Rich.
Acacia latisiliqua (L.) Willd.
Albizia latisiliqua (L.) F.Muell.
Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis
Lysiloma bahamense Benth.
Lysiloma bahamensis Benth.
Lysiloma latisiliqua Sauvalle
Lysiloma latisiliqua (L.) Benth.
Lysiloma latisiliquum subsp. latifoliolatum A.Barreto & Yakovlev
Lysiloma latisiliquum var. latifoliolatum (A.Barreto & Yakovlev) Bässler
Lysiloma latisiliquum var. latifoliolatum (A.Barreto & Yakovlev) Bässler
Mimosa latisiliqua L.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.